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⚖️Legal Theory & Maxims (Usul al-Fiqh)

Etiquette of fatwa, mufti and questioner

آداب الفتوى والمفتي والمستفتي

Author: أبو زكريا محيي الدين يحيى بن شرف النووي (المتوفى: 676هـ) (d. 676)

About this work

هذا الكتاب للنووي يتناول موضوع آداب الفتوى والمفتي والمستفتي، ويؤكد على أهمية هذا الباب وعظم خطره وفضله في الشريعة الإسلامية. يركز المؤلف على شروط المفتي وأقسامه وآدابه، مع ذكر آداب المستفتي وأحكامه. يهدف الكتاب إلى تقديم نصائح عملية لمن يمارس الفتوى وينصح بالتحري والتدقيق قبل الإجابة على الأسئلة الفقهية.

Translation

This book by Al-Nawawi deals with the subject of the etiquette of fatwa, mufti, and questioner, and emphasizes the importance of this topic and its great danger and virtue in Islamic law. The author focuses on the conditions, sections, and etiquette of the mufti, mentioning the etiquette and rulings of the mufti. The book aims to provide practical advice to those practicing fatwa and advises investigation and scrutiny before answering jurisprudential questions.

Topics covered

  • Introduction to the importance of fatwa and its great danger and virtue
  • A chapter on knowing who is suitable for giving fatwas
  • A chapter on the necessity of the mufti’s piety and religion
  • Chapter on the conditions of the mufti
  • Chapter on the sections of muftis
  • A chapter on some issues of the mufti’s eligibility
  • Chapter on the rulings of muftis
  • Chapter on fatwa etiquette
  • A chapter on the etiquette, character, and rulings of the questioner

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